HowTo: Encode Video for iPod Video

[endersshadow]

Have follwed the howto and I get the app in my menu and all seems to work but it doesn't make videos!

I looked into the config log and was told that libgopd was not found.

So I downloaded libgpod.
Cant configure it: het this message:
checking for XML:arser... configure: error: XML:arser perl module is required for intltool


Help!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...43&postcount=2

To install the XML parser, run the following command:

sudo perl -MCPAN -e shell

When asked to do a manual configuration, type no

At thecpan> prompt type:

install XML::Parser

After the installation complete, type exit and try to install gnomeicu and gnome-ppp again

That should fix the problem

[juantxorena]

When I try to encode a video I get this:

What would you like to name the output file (sans extension)?
Cradle\ Of\ Filth\ -\ From\ The\ Cradle\ To\ Enslave
Cradle Of Filth - From The Cradle To Enslave will be located in /home/juantxorena/Incoming/videos. Is this acceptable? [y/n]

/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
ffmpeg version CVS, build 3276800, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
  configuration:  --build i486-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-zlib --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-theora --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-dc1394 --enable-libgsm --disable-debug --prefix=/usr
  built on Sep 29 2005 03:25:16, gcc: 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu8)
Cradle: I/O error occured
Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted.

I can watch videos with Xine properlly. Help?

[endersshadow]

When I try to encode a video I get this:

What would you like to name the output file (sans extension)?
Cradle\ Of\ Filth\ -\ From\ The\ Cradle\ To\ Enslave
Cradle Of Filth - From The Cradle To Enslave will be located in /home/juantxorena/Incoming/videos. Is this acceptable? [y/n]

/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
ffmpeg version CVS, build 3276800, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
  configuration:  --build i486-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-zlib --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-theora --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-dc1394 --enable-libgsm --disable-debug --prefix=/usr
  built on Sep 29 2005 03:25:16, gcc: 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu8)
Cradle: I/O error occured
Usually that means that input file is truncated and/or corrupted.

I can watch videos with Xine properlly. Help?

Try naming it without spaces.

I believe that this is a limitation with bash...as I said, I whipped this script up quickly...it's rough around the edges, but it works...

When I get some time to do it, I'll improve it a lot...but for now you have to work with bash

Sorry.

[Iandefor]

Try naming it without spaces.

I believe that this is a limitation with bash...as I said, I whipped this script up quickly...it's rough around the edges, but it works...

When I get some time to do it, I'll improve it a lot...but for now you have to work with bash

Sorry.

He could also try enclosing the filename in quotes. I think bash is interpreting the spaces to be seperate files.

[riiidaa]

Guys,

I get the video successfuly encoded dialog but i also have no .mov in the destination folder, ran it from command line to find out this:

riiidaa@flag:~/downloaded-files$ ipodvidenc /home/riiidaa/downloaded-files/24se1 ep1.avi
Encode a video

(gnome-terminal:822): Gnome-WARNING **: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libgail-gnome' which is needed to make this application accessible
GTK Accessibility Module initialized
sorted this one

(gnome-terminal:822): Gnome-WARNING **: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libatk-bridge' which is needed to make this application accessible

Sorry I'm a noob, please help

[juantxorena]

I got this when trying to convert a .avi video without spaces in the name (both output and input):

What would you like to name the output file (sans extension)?
cradle_of_filth_-_her_ghost_in_the_fog
cradle_of_filth_-_her_ghost_in_the_fog will be located in /home/juantxorena/Incoming/videos. Is this acceptable? [y/n]
/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
/usr/bin/ipodvidenc: line 16: [: =: unary operator expected
ffmpeg version CVS, build 3276800, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
  configuration:  --build i486-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --enable-pp --enable-zlib --enable-vorbis --enable-libogg --enable-theora --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-dc1394 --enable-libgsm --disable-debug --prefix=/usr
  built on Sep 29 2005 03:25:16, gcc: 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu8)
Input #0, avi, from 'Cradle_of_Filth_-_Her_Ghost_In_The_Fog.avi':
  Duration: 00:04:32.8, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 925 kb/s
  Stream #0.0: Video: msmpeg4, yuv420p, 352x288, 25.00 fps
  Stream #0.1: Audio: wmav2, 44100 Hz, stereo, 64 kb/s
Unknown codec 'aac'

I tried to convert it to mpg using ffmpeg and it works, so ffmpeg works.

[endersshadow]

Guys,

I get the video successfuly encoded dialog but i also have no .mov in the destination folder, ran it from command line to find out this:

riiidaa@flag:~/downloaded-files$ ipodvidenc /home/riiidaa/downloaded-files/24se1 ep1.avi
Encode a video

(gnome-terminal:822): Gnome-WARNING **: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libgail-gnome' which is needed to make this application accessible
GTK Accessibility Module initialized
sorted this one

(gnome-terminal:822): Gnome-WARNING **: Accessibility: failed to find module 'libatk-bridge' which is needed to make this application accessible

Sorry I'm a noob, please help

Try calling it using this command, instead:

ipodvidenc /home/riiidaa/downloaded-files/24se1\ ep1.avi

You have to escape the space with a \

juantxorena: You haven't compiled ffmpeg with AAC support. You need to make sure that ffmpeg is compiled with the --enable-faac flag.

[riiidaa]

Try calling it using this command, instead:

ipodvidenc /home/riiidaa/downloaded-files/24se1\ ep1.avi

You have to escape the space with a \

Thanks but the 'libatk-bridge' issue is nothing to do with spaces in file names, I've tried using many diff source videos, and after reading the other posts I can see spaces in file names do cause problems, so made sure to try using files that don't have any.

Still looking for a resolution to my libatk-bridge nightmare - it's getting me down lol

Great work on the ipod vid project btw

[riiidaa]

Still looking for a resolution to my libatk-bridge nightmare - it's getting me down lol

Great work on the ipod vid project btw

HEY, I solved this by installing the at-spi package.


BUT now it produces no error warnings and still no output file, any ideas?

[endersshadow]

I noticed that you're using Kubuntu, so see if you can encode the video manually with this command:

ffmpeg -i infile.avi -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 1000 -b 700 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 192 -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 outfile.mov

If not, post the error messages. The GUI program was written for Gnome